Bulk Upgrade GigaVUE-VM Nodes

You can upgrade a single GigaVUE-VM node or multiple GigaVUE-VM nodes simultaneously using the Upgrade Virtual Nodes feature. All nodes upgraded using this feature are shown in the GigaVUE-VM’s list of managed nodes with the latest software version.

The following procedure explains how to use the Bulk Upgrade feature:

  1. From the left navigation pane, select Inventory > VIRTUAL > VMware > vCenter > Management > Virtual Nodes.
  2. Click Upgrade Virtual Nodes.
  3. Open the OVA control plane and select the OVA image file to be used for the Bulk Deployment. Use the Browse and Upload to Server buttons to upload an image file from your local client computer to GigaVUE‑FM, or use an Existing File that has already been uploaded to GigaVUE‑FM.If you upload a new OVA file, make sure that you do not exit the upload page until the file has completely uploaded. Leaving the page will cancel an upload in progress.Existing File does not appear in the File Name field until after an image file has been uploaded to GigaVUE‑FM.
  4. End User License Agreement — After careful review of the EULA, select I accept the End user License (“EULA”).
  5. Disk Provisioning — Select the provisioning policy to be used by the virtual disk for GigaVUE-VM nodes.
  6. Open the GigaVUE-VM Properties and perform the following:
    1. Select the virtual center from the Virtual Center drop-down list. The Datacenter field appears.
    2. From the Datacenter drop-down list, select the Virtual Center Data Center with the ESXi hosts to be provisioned with GigaVUE-VM nodes.
    3. The list shows all data centers available on the Virtual Center Server specified on the Virtual Centers page. After selecting the data center the Cluster field appears.
    4. From the Cluster drop-down list, select the cluster to upgrade.
    5. In the Enter Password column, provide the existing node password for the GigaVUE-VM upgrade.
    6. The Enter Password and Confirm Password columns are optional. Entering and confirming a password is only required if you want to change the password on the upgraded GigaVUE-VM.
    7. Select the hosts where you want to upgrade GigaVUE-VM nodes. Click Upgrade to continue.
  7. Click Upgrade.